Cuenca–Fernando Zóbel railway station
Cuenca – Fernando Zóbel Railway Station (IATA: CEJ) is the new railway station in Cuenca, Spain, located 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) from the city centre. It is not to be confused with the historical train station, still in operation and located much closer to the city centre. The station is named after painter Fernando Zóbel to commemorate his links to the city.[2] It occupies 3.950 square metres (42.52 sq ft) with 8.900 square metres (95.80 sq ft) of parking space. It is operated by RENFE and part of Adif and high-speed rail systems.
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| General information | |
| Coordinates | 40°2′5″N 2°8′41″W |
| Owned by | Adif |
| Operated by | Renfe |
| Line(s) | Madrid–Levante high-speed rail network |
| History | |
| Opened | December 2010 |
| Electrified | Yes |
| Passengers | |
| 2018 | 398,689[1] |
Facilities
Cuenca, Spain is a popular day or weekend trip from Madrid, to which it is very well connected. On 2010 December 19 a new AVE (high-speed rail) link was established on the Madrid–Levante high-speed rail line between Madrid – Atocha station and Cuenca – Fernando Zobel station, providing travellers with frequent connections everyday, and reducing the journey time to only 50 minutes.
RENFE also operates a much cheaper, non high-speed service taking 3 hours going from Madrid (note that from Monday to Thursday, the train actually departs from the also touristic city of Aranjuez, although the Cercanías connection from Madrid to Aranjuez is included within the same ticket) and stopping at the historical station of Cuenca (much closer to the city centre, although not connected by rail to the high-speed station).
References
- "Adif - Información de estaciones - Cuenca Fernando Zóbel". ADIF. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
- "How Fernando Zobel saved a dying Spanish city by opening a museum". news.abs.cbn.com. 27 April 2019. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
| Preceding station | Renfe Operadora | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madrid Chamartín Terminus |
AVE | Requena-Utiel towards Valencia-Joaquín Sorolla | ||
| Albacete-Los Llanos towards Alicante | ||||
| Albacete-Los Llanos towards Murcia del Carmen | ||||
| Madrid Puerta de Atocha Terminus | ||||
| Valencia-Joaquín Sorolla towards Castelló de la Plana | ||||
| Ciudad Real towards Seville-Santa Justa |
Valencia-Joaquín Sorolla Terminus | |||
| Madrid Puerta de Atocha towards Gijón |
Alvia | Albacete-Los Llanos towards Alicante | ||
| Madrid Puerta de Atocha towards A Coruña | ||||
| Madrid Puerta de Atocha towards Pontevedra | ||||
| Madrid Puerta de Atocha towards Santander | ||||
| Madrid Puerta de Atocha Terminus |
Intercity | Valencia-Joaquín Sorolla towards Vinaròs | ||
| Valencia-Joaquín Sorolla towards Gandía | ||||